Trump in Palm Beach: Busy 23 hours of golf, tweeting and fundraising

Christine Stapleton, George Bennett

Saturday

Mar 3, 2018 at 12:01 AMMar 3, 2018 at 10:30 PM

UPDATE: 5:30 p.m.: The president has arrived back at the White House, according to a White House pool report. Air Force One touched down at Joint Base Andrews just after 4:30 p.m., and Marine One arrived back at the White House with the president and first lady about 5 p.m.

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UPDATE 5:17 p.m.: President Trump hosted a re-election fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday — his second event with political donors in less than 24 hours — before returning to Washington in the afternoon with first lady Melania Trump. The visit to Palm Beach lasted a little less than 24 hours, making it the briefest of his 14 Mar-a-Lago trips as president. Though truncated, the trip still featured most of the elements of a typical Trump visit to Palm Beach: a side trip to nearby Trump International Golf Club, some grenade-lobbing on Twitter and cheers from the familiar band of supporters who gather along Southern Boulevard to greet his motorcades.

» Read the full report on Trump’s time in Palm Beach from reporter George Bennett

?UPDATE 4:44 p.m.: Barriers and roadblocks have been removed from the roads around Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach Police Department said.

UPDATE 2:36 p.m.: The president and first lady have left Palm Beach after a quick 23-hour visit. The first couple are scheduled to attend the Gridiron Club Dinner tonight in Washington, DC.

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UPDATE 2:20 p.m.: The president and first lady are en route to Palm Beach International Airport.

UPDATE 1:01 p.m.: The president launched into a twitter binge upon returning to Mar-a-Lago after returning from a morning at his golf club. The running them: we are being laughed at and mocked.

FULL COVERAGE: Trump in Palm Beach

Mainstream Media in U.S. is being mocked all over the world. They’ve gone CRAZY! https://t.co/4UGYuJpUA7

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 3, 2018

The United States has an $800 Billion Dollar Yearly Trade Deficit because of our “very stupid” trade deals and policies. Our jobs and wealth are being given to other countries that have taken advantage of us for years. They laugh at what fools our leaders have been. No more!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 3, 2018

If the E.U. wants to further increase their already massive tariffs and barriers on U.S. companies doing business there, we will simply apply a Tax on their Cars which freely pour into the U.S. They make it impossible for our cars (and more) to sell there. Big trade imbalance!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 3, 2018

UPDATE 12:32 p.m.: Following the president around in the press pool can be very hectic. Waiting around for the president is not.

UPDATE 9:14 p.m.: The peloton has ended. On Saturday mornings, packs of cyclists usually ride along A1A, the oceanfront road that runs the length of island - including in front of Mar-a-lago. When the president is in town, riders must either take a detour through West Palm Beach or turn around.

A group of cyclists are stopped on Southern Boulevard as President Donald Trump's motorcade heads from Mar-a-Lago to Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach on March 3, 2018. (Richard Graulich / The Palm Beach Post)

Richard Graulich

UPDATE 8:31 a.m.: The president may not have time for 18 holes before his 1:15 p.m. remarks at a fundraising lunch for his 2020 re-election campaign.